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11750 results for: Keyword - John Sommerford
We found 9825 matches on Author, 1682 matches on Performance Comments, 1133 matches on Event Comments, 323 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

11226
20 March 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats; Or, The Strolling Gentlemen

Performance Comment: Rover-Lewis; Sir George Thunder-Quick; Harry-Holman; Ephraim Smooth-Munden; John Dory-Fawcett; Banks-Murray; Midge-Clarke; Sim-Knight; Gammon-Thompson; Lamp-Farley; Trap-Dyke; Landlord-Powel; Zachariah-Rees; Twitch-Wilde; Jane-Mrs Knight; Amelia-Miss Chapman; Lady Amaranth-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: John Dory Actor: Fawcett
Related Works
Related Work: Wild Oats; or, The Strolling Gentleman Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

11227
24 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: As17971212, but John-_; Waiters-_.
Cast
Role: Kenricke Actor: Johnstone
Role: John Actor: Abbot

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Prize

Performance Comment: Sam Surge-Incledon; Teddy O'Shaughnessey-Johnstone; Countryman-Munden; Serjeant-Townsend; Sally-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Teddy O'Shaughnessey Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils

Performance Comment: Characters by Munden, Fawcett, Knight, Simmons, Mrs Gibbs. Cast from text (John Cawthorn, 1808): Demisou-Munden; Megrim-Fawcett; James-Knight; Bailiff-Simmons; Annette-Mrs Gibbs.

Song: In 2nd piece: New Sea Ballad-Incledon; Master Teddy Shemus O'Shaughnessey O'Finnigen Delany's History of Himself-Johnstone; Fat Dolly the Cook-Munden; Soldier's Song-Townsend; New Ballad-Mrs Martyr; To conclude with: Hearts of Oak, Rule Britannia-

Entertainment: Monologue and SingingEnd 1st piece: (for that night only) [an aquatic, historic, romantic, eccentric, sadly comic story, in character, Travels of Trudge, [including Trudge's Exordium on the Quay, [a new song, Under@Ground Lodging, [Trudge's Escape and Voyage; Wowski's Prattle on Shipboard; Mishaps at Barbadoes; a new song, The Marvellous [to Jemmy Linkum Feedle-Fawcett. [This was chiefly based on episodes from Inkle and Yarico.

11228
30 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Eccentric Lover

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Quick, Holman, Munden, Fawcett, Murray, Knight, Whitfield, Waddy, Simmons, Rees, Curties, Miss Betterton, Mrs Pope, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from Times, 1 May: Sir Francis Delroy-Lewis; Peter Crowfoot-Quick; Fenton-Holman; Admiral Delroy-Munden; Doctor Crisis-Fawcett; Gangrene-Murray; Gabriel-Knight; Sir Henry Netterville-Whitfield; Ostrich-Waddy; Tom Transit-Simmons; John Seagrave-Rees; Admiral's Servant-Curties; Eleanor de Ferrars-Miss Betterton; Constantia-Mrs Pope; Widow Blandy-Mrs Gilbert; Fidelia-Mrs Mattocks; [Times does not spell all the parts as they are listed in the text, in Cumberland's Posthumous Dramatic Works, 1813, Vol. II, which assigns no parts, but in which they are spelled as above. Times erroneously assigns Doctor Crisis to Farley, and lists Mrs Mattocks' part as Mrs Crowfoot; it does not assign Gabriel or the Servant.] Prologue-Holman; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: John Seagrave Actor: Rees

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with: Dance of Savoyards-Platt, Miss Cranfield, Mlle St.Amand

11229
10 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Lionel-Incledon; Col. Oldboy-Munden; Sir John Flowerdale-Murray; Jessamy-Betterton; Harman-Clarke; Jenkins-Townsend; Diana-Mrs Mountain; Lady Oldboy-Mrs Davenport; Jenny-Mrs Martyr; Clarissa (with new songs)-Mme Mara (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir John Flowerdale Actor: Murray

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Dance: As17980430

11230
11 May 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Millamour-Wroughton; Dashwould-Bannister Jun.; Malvil-R. Palmer; Bygrove-Aickin; Captain Bygrove-C. Kemble; Sir John Millamour-Packer; Sir Harry Lovewit-Holland; Charles-Wewitzer; Lady Bell (with a song)-Mrs Jordan (2nd appearance in that character); Lady Jane-Mrs Powell; Mrs Bromley-Miss Pope; Miss Neville-Miss Miller; Madame La Rouge-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Sir John Millamour Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

Dance: In 3rd piece: Pas Seul, incidental to the piece-Sga Bossi DelCaro

11231
19 May 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by John O'Keeffe. Prologue by John Taylor; Epilogue by Matthew Gregory Lewis (London Chronicle, 21 May). Larpent MS 1212 (which lists the following unassigned parts: Old Man, Clerk, Countryman, Boy, Postilion, Waiter, Man); not published]. Receipts: #197 13s. (140.18; 55.11; 1.4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She's Eloped

Related Works
Related Work: She's Eloped! Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

11232
24 May 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Don Pedro-Holland; Leonato-Aickin; Don John-Caulfield; Claudio-Barrymore; Benedick-Kemble; Balthazar-Dignum; Antonio-Packer; Borachio-Trueman; Conrade-Gibbon; Dogberry-Suett; Verges-Dowton; Seacoal-Wewitzer; Hero (with songs)-Miss Leak (1st appearance in that character); Beatrice-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character); Margaret-Miss Tidswell; Ursula-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Caulfield
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed

Dance: In II: Masquerade-; with Dancing-Mlle Parisot, Sga Bossi DelCaro

Song: In Masquerade: Sigh no more Ladies (composed by Stevens)-Sedgwick, Dignum, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp; End IV: Little Taffline-Mrs Bland; In course of Evening: Ally Croaker, Little Bess the Ballad Singer (composed by Dr Arnold)-Miss Leak

11233
04 June 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Performance Comment: As17980320but Sir George Thunder-Davenport; John Dory (1st time)-Farley; Lady Amaranth-Miss Betterton; Lamp-_; Trap-_; Landlord-_; Zachariah-_; Twitch-_.
Cast
Role: John Dory Actor: Farley
Related Works
Related Work: Wild Oats; or, The Strolling Gentleman Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Unanimity; or, War, Love, and Loyalty

Related Works
Related Work: The Misery of Civil War Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: Philaster; or, Love Lies a Bleeding Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: All for Love; or, The World Well Lost Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Secret Love; or, The Maiden Queen Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: An Evening's Love; or, The Mock Astrologer Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The British Enchanters: or, No Magick like Love Author(s): John Eccles

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Dance: 3rd piece to conclude with: Dance of Savoyards, as17980430; Ascension of the Bleeding Nun-

11234
12 June 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Caulfield, Trueman and Johnston. 1st piece: Never [previously] acted at this Theatre. Receipts: #489 (36.12; 35.0; 1.3; tickets: 416.5) (charge: #232 6s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Performance Comment: As17980430, but Mr Contest-Trueman; John-_; William-_.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Evans

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Song: In course: Fal Lal , from The Cherokee,-Mrs Bland

Entertainment: End 2nd piece: a variety of Imitations (for that night only)-Caulfield

11235
05 July 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa; Or, The School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Kelly; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jessamy-R. Palmer; Harman-Trueman; Jenkins-Bannister; Colonel Oldboy-Munden; Diana-Miss DeCamp; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Davenport; Jenny-Mrs Gibbs; Clarissa-Miss Griffiths (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Sir John Flowerdale Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Cast
Role: Teague Actor: Johnstone
Role: The Tight Irish Boy Actor: Johnstone